"Wakie wakie Princess; you've had—god knows how long to get over this bullshit, and I can't take it anymore. We're going out...NOW" A very Shegoish voice startled Kim out of her dreamless sleep.
"Wha-" The villain wasted no time in flinging open the curtains of Kim's apartment & ripping the sheets off the redhead's bed. "Shego?"
"Sorry Kimmie, but someone's gotta take action. Get ready to leave by 10—I'm taking you out to lunch."
"But-"
"Don't complain. And don't ask why I'm still here. Someone had to be, to make sure you didn't collapse into a coma from lack of food or exercise or whatever. Not like I care what happens to you, I just feel like I owe you one...you know?"
"Everything is so bright" Kim astutely observed.
"That's what happens when you don't go outside for two weeks" Shego replied, tipping the hat she was wearing farther down to cover her face. "At least now I don't stand out with this. She gestured to the hat, sunglasses, & nondescript sweatshirt, covering her green-tinted skin. "Hey, you like that place, don't you?" Shego asked, glancing over at Bueno Nacho. Kim's expression instantly changed.
"I can't right now...not there."
Ugh, just when Kimmie was starting to forget about the sidekick. Shit.
"Uh, how about the mall then?"
Kim just nodded.
The conversation over lunch was limited. Kim didn't seen too eager to talk, & Shego, for once in her life, wasn't sure what to say. Just when it seemed like the silence couldn't get anymore awkward, Kim opened her mouth.
"Thanks for not ditching me through all of this. I bet you're probably sick of me by now." She laughed nervously. "But it does mean a lot. Especially coming from you." Kim tilted her head to the side & squinted a little, as though trying to stare through the shades covering Shego's eyes, & into her mind. "It's weird, I thought I had you figured out..." Kim's voice trailed off & her face reddened. "I'm sorry, you know, about what happened a couple weeks ago. I don't know what I was thinking. That kind of thing just isn't like me. I was going through a lot, you know? I guess-" She stopped mid-sentence. "Anyway, I just want to put that behind us."
Shego nodded. "Well, I'll be leaving soon anyway, but before I go will you go somewhere with me tonight?"
Kim blushed. "Where?"
"Wait & see." The villainess winked. "I'll pick you up at five. See you then."
She slapped a twenty dollar bill on the table & left. Yes, everything was going perfectly according to plan.